News 2011
DMVAC turn out in force at Puttenham MABAC to secure lead
There was a fantastic turnout from DMVAC with 70 members of the club taking part in the Puttenham MABAC race on the 6th, including 22 juniors and 5 joggers, and as a result we are now 359 points clear of Wimbledon Windmilers in the senior league table, and over 500 points clear in the junior league.
November XC event details add to Fixtures pages
Details have been added for the following races:
- Camberley Open - Frimley Heath - Sunday 20th Nov
- South of the Thames Team Race - Nork Park, Banstead - Sat 26th Nov
- South of England Veterans Championships - Lloyd Park, Croydon - Sat 10th Dec
U13 Boys and U15 Girls both third at October Sports Hall
DMVAC U13 Boys and U15 Girls both came third in the October Sports Hall competition - well done everyone who competed!
The U13 Boys team
The U15 Girls team
U13 Teams Excel at South of England Relays, Aldershot 24-25 Sept.
The DMVAC Juniors fielded three U13 girl's teams (3 per team) and two U13 boy's teams (of 4). The first U13 girl's (Team A) achieved 8th place and the U13 boy's 11th. The B teams and girl's C team also performed well and coach Alan Archer reported that he was very pleased to see everyone trying their hardest. He would also like to thank all the parents who provided tremendous support on the day.
Seniors Ladies 7th, Vet Men 8th in Wimbledon Relays -Sat 10th Sept
Congratulations to all those that turned out to represent their club and many thanks to those that turned up to support and cheer us on.
New winter training session
Following the ever-increasing success of the Ranmore Runs during the summer, a new Sunday morning session is being run from Denbies car park at 08:30 a.m. Usual groups by ability.
Winter training has started again - don't forget the last Thursday of the month September-March is the Club Handicap. The best 5 performances score and December is fancy dress (and non-scoring)! Optional meal afterwards (soup with veg & 2 meat choices ~£6 incl. 2 drinks), attendance to be confirmed by email prior to the night.
Dorking Juniors Picked for Surrey Squad
Congratulations on the following Dorking athletes on their selection for the Surrey teams for the National Inter Counties:
U13 Girls:
Hannah Morris
Megan Winslade
Lucy Brett (reserve)
U13 Boys:
Charlie Wyllie
Dan Ashwood
Well done all!
Boxhill Road Relays Message from Graham Taylor
The East Surrey League Road Relays will be held on Saturday 12th March 2011, starting and finishing from the main car park at Burford Bridge. The races will be as follows:-
2.30pm - U13 Race (2 miles)
3.00pm - Seniors / Vets / U20 Relay (4 x 2 miles)
Also at 3.00pm - U15 / U17 Relay (3 x 2 miles)
Teams can be male, female or mixed.
We also need a few volunteers for recording, marshalling, etc - particularly a few with bikes. If you can offer help on the day then please let Graham know on grahamahtaylor@gmail.com
Surrey Schools XC Championships at Reigate 22 January 2011.
Following the wonderful performance by the U/13 girls last week in the Surrey league. The juniors squad have surpassed that with:
Sam Cliff starting the morning off with a great performance by winning the primary 2k boys race for Powell Corduroy School in 8m.29s beating 159 runners.
This was then followed by, what must be a club first. A 1st, 2nd and 3rd & 12th out of 78 athletes in the U/13 girls 2.6k race, running for Guildford district who won the race with 12 pts:
1st.Megan Winslade.12.00
2nd.Lucy Brett. 12.10.
3rd.Hannah Morris 12.18.
12th.Emily Hornung.12.56.
Not to be left out the boys scored another success when Ben Dyson put up a determined run to come 2nd of 85 in the U/13 boys 2.6k race in 11.28, again running for Guildford.
In both the earlier Boys and Girls primary races DMV was very well supported by some excellent performances by juniors running in their first Surrey Schools Championships and the future of the clubs junior section looks very healthy.
In memory of Peter Trill
Peter Trill was a very active and popular member of DMV, who died unexpectedly in 2005 at the very early age of 60. Peter's daughter Joanne, a non-runner, has entered a half marathon - a really big challenge for her - and she will be running to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer research, from which her father died.
If any of Peter's old friends in the club would like to sponsor Joanne, they can do so by going to:-
http://www.justgiving.com/Joanne-Quarry0
Surrey XC League Match 3
The U/13 girls team won their match by 19 points and are now lying in 2nd place in the table just 25 points behind SLH.
A trio of great runs by Lucy Brett 2nd. 11.12, Hannah Morris 3rd. 11.14, and Megan Winslade 4th. 11.15.(after leading for most of the race) backed up by great support from Emily Hornung 15th. 12.06, Alice Blair 16th. 12.20, Rebecca Loomes 26th .12.38, and Freya Jhugroo 34 th.13.56, ensured the team won on the day by 19 points. A really Classy performance.
Now we ask all DMV Under/13 Girls to turn up and run and help the team possibly win the last match Surrey League X-Country match on Saturday 12th February at Wimbledon Common.
Senior Training Tuesday Night in Bookham.
We will be running an additional Tuesday night coached session in Bookham. Meet at the LOWER SHOTT CAR PARK at the top end of Bookham High Street. We will meet at 6.50pm and be away by 7.10pm at the latest. The session will be for runners who can run 4k and over and will cater for endurance and not necessarily speed. The sessions will last for about 1 Hour and I promise to make it a fun night out!!
You must wear high visibility clothing, preferably a bib, which I can supply for £5 on the night. For further details contact me Andy 07974 260045 or just turn up.
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